Energy Efficient Homes: The Duct System

The duct, or air distribution, system used in cooling and heating your home is a collection of tubes that distributes the heated or cooled air to the different rooms. Typical duct systems lose 25 to 40% of the heating or cooling energy put out by the cooling and heating system. Learn about common pr...

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Main Authors: Wendell A. Porter, Hyun-Jeong Lee, Kathleen C. Ruppert, Randall A. Cantrell
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Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2011-09-01
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/119353
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description The duct, or air distribution, system used in cooling and heating your home is a collection of tubes that distributes the heated or cooled air to the different rooms. Typical duct systems lose 25 to 40% of the heating or cooling energy put out by the cooling and heating system. Learn about common problems and ways to get the most out of your duct system. This revised 4-page fact sheet was written by Wendell A. Porter, Hyun-Jeong Lee, Kathleen C. Ruppert, and Randall A. Cantrell, and published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, August 2011. FCS3263/FY1024: Energy Efficient Homes: The Duct System (ufl.edu)
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spelling doaj-art-14db474fb3344aad8bd241d8608011692025-02-08T06:08:27ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092011-09-0120119Energy Efficient Homes: The Duct SystemWendell A. Porter0Hyun-Jeong Lee1Kathleen C. Ruppert2Randall A. Cantrell3University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaThe duct, or air distribution, system used in cooling and heating your home is a collection of tubes that distributes the heated or cooled air to the different rooms. Typical duct systems lose 25 to 40% of the heating or cooling energy put out by the cooling and heating system. Learn about common problems and ways to get the most out of your duct system. This revised 4-page fact sheet was written by Wendell A. Porter, Hyun-Jeong Lee, Kathleen C. Ruppert, and Randall A. Cantrell, and published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, August 2011. FCS3263/FY1024: Energy Efficient Homes: The Duct System (ufl.edu) https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/119353FY1024
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